It's Quiet 18 - Wanna ring the bell?

[mosssideblue]

Just saying we are having a good window on the selling side don’t think we have a problem with incoming yet. Confident we will be much happier with the window once it’s over

How many bad windows have we had ? And how many have looked worse at the start because we sell before we buy ?

Forty quid aint that great :)

 

[Cobwebcat]

I thought this would be a huge transfer window for us with say 4 out and 4 in…it still might be with a month left I suppose.

Looking at the ages of our players our squad is a little on the old side. Ideally you want a couple of players at every age between say 19 and 31 excluding keepers.

Its noticeable that we have nobody at all aged 24 or 25.

Of course that could all quickly change.

 

[Protein Junkie]

Forty quid aint that great :)

 

[samuelyeboah]

Ah, the return of we will see FC

 

[Semper aggressus]

Palmer isn’t good enough for what? At the moment he’s a bit part winger, we aren’t going to sign anyone better just to play that role

Not good enough to contribute the same amount or more goals and assists that we’ve lost selling Mahrez.

 

[blueparrot]

Ah, the return of we will see FC

Is that bad? never has been before.

 

[Semper aggressus]

Who would you bring in that's going to sit on the bench and have that kind of quality? A decent right wing signing is going to put Foden on the bench if everyone is fit simply because he's the easiest to drop.

If everyone is fit and assuming KdB and Haaland are going to start then you'll have Alvarez and one of Foden, Silva or Grealish on the bench plus the kids.

I'm also going all in on Lewis and I would expect him to start drifting further forwards during his City career mainly because his height causes less of an issue. I think Lewis can do a lot of what Gundagon did (we will have to wait and see if he can replicate the weighty goals). For me he can come of the bench and play full back or most midfield positions. So I'd consider him potentially a sub we could make it things aren't going well - he is already superb at picking up little pockets of space, he's a tenacious and direct dribbler and he can play a tidy short pass to keep the ball moving

If the players attitudes are right then we have enough quality in our big guns to maintain a top 4 finish and give Palmer, Bobb, McAtee some decent minutes. Let's give some of our lads the same opportunity Philips got last year and Grealish the previous year.

I also reserve the right to change my mind after the Community Shield and demand we sign some big names but right now I'm pretty chill and looking forward to the season starting

We shouldn’t be just aiming for a top 4 finish though, that’s for the rags. We have to be aiming to win the title again, and ideally at least one cup.

 

[TrentGrisham]

Palmer and Gomez not good enough.

and Bobb/Mcatee are...?

They're far more unproven.

 

[Semper aggressus]

and Bobb/Mcatee are...?

They're far more unproven.

No, they’re not either.

 

[TrentGrisham]

No, they’re not either.

I fear all this points to Foden playing on the wing, again.

This would be incredibly disappointing as he's waited longer than any other player on his talent level would for a sustained opportunity to make a midfield position their own.